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Danez Smith on Stage at Gala
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Graywolf Press publishes risk-taking, visionary writers who transform culture through literature.

Postcolonial Love Poem by Natalie Diaz
Graywolf staff at gala
Machado Gimenez Wunderlich at gala

A virtuoso literary work. . . . Flashbacks and side scenes deepen the story which curls and twines like a thrusting tropical vine through the past, roping in sisters, wives, old lovers, boyhood adventures, and jealousies.

Annie Proulx

NEW FROM GRAYWOLF

Season of the Swamp
Season of the Swamp
Yuri Herrera, Lisa Dillman
The Hormone of Darkness
The Hormone of Darkness
Tilsa Otta, Farid Matuk
An Image of My Name Enters America
An Image of My Name Enters America
Lucy Ives
Hold Everything
Hold Everything
Dobby Gibson
Taiwan Travelogue
Taiwan Travelogue
Shuang-zi Yang, Lin King
Modern Poetry
Modern Poetry
Diane Seuss
The Long Run
The Long Run
Stacey D'Erasmo
Jellyfish Have No Ears
Jellyfish Have No Ears
Adele Rosenfeld, Jeffrey Zuckerman
Bluff
Bluff
Danez Smith
Versailles
Versailles
Kathryn Davis
Company
Company
Shannon Sanders
We're Alone
We're Alone
Edwidge Danticat
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In the News

GW 50 anniversary
GRAYWOLF PRESS CELEBRATES FIFTY YEARS OF PUBLISHING
Graywolf Press is proud to announce a series of anniversary events throughout 2024, taking place in New York City, Minneapolis, San Francisco, Chicago, and Tucson. Read full story »
banner image of Kiprop Kimutai
KIPROP KIMUTAI WINS THE GRAYWOLF PRESS AFRICAN FICTION PRIZE FOR THE FREEDOM OF BIRDS
December 11, 2023—Graywolf Press is pleased to announce that Kiprop Kimutai is the third winner of the Graywolf Press African Fiction Prize. Read full story »

Featured Events

Oct 23
Graywolf Literary Salon: San Francisco
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Citizen in the Classroom

Claudia Rankine's groundbreaking Citizen: An American Lyric and other books have inspired programming and sparked conversations in schools, universities, and communities across the country. (Photo credit: DP Jolly.)

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Graywolf gave my story a chance when few others would. It's an honor and a privilege to join the roster of this world-class press, committed to disrupting the canon by taking wild, unpopular, beautiful chances.

Wayétu Moore